Iran’s Sudan strategy raises fears of new jihadist hub

Iran’s Sudan strategy raises fears of new jihadist hub

As Sudan’s devastating civil war drags through its third year, experts warn the conflict could become an arena for Iranian strategic expansion and Islamist extremism in Africa, as Tehran and the Sudanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood revive a long-standing alliance and threaten to turn the embattled nation into a staging ground for transnational jihadist operations. Under the cover of Sudan’s official military, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)…